Tim Paine, the Australia Test captain, has stressed that the purpose of his side’s remodelled approach was to earn the Australian public’s trust again, and that he wasn’t “concerned about being liked one bit”.
Since taking over as captain after the ball-tampering incident in March, Paine has overseen a series of changes in the way Australia go about things.
For instance, he has made it a practice to have handshakes with each member of the opposition team before a series.
But he came under criticism from former skipper Michael Clarke, who said the team wouldn’t win much by “worrying about being liked”.